Sunday, September 1, 2013

NOURISH: I’ve been enjoying trying out
new recipes…loved these little quiches using mountain bread (great for
lunchboxes or picnics). Also these roast vegie tarlets which are great for after school. I’ve also been making lots of different soups (Roast
Carrot & Parsnip, Potato & Cauliflower). But I’m also glad the warmer
weather is here because I’m starting to feel all souped out :-)

I am so in love
with Rooibos tea at the moment. I drink it by the bucket loads and it has made
me feel much more awake in the mornings (my massage therapist who is treating my hip says that I am majorly dehydrated when she sees me and suggested this).

PREPARE: Now that I’m working I
spend a lot more time on this category to save me time. I’m buying more in bulk
and am always 1 up on all our key items in the pantry. Once a month I cook all
Little B’s snacks for school and freeze them: muffins, biscuits, slices. This
actually often lasts longer than a month. Every fortnight, I cook enough bread
rolls to get him through that fortnight. I also slow cook something yummy on
the weekend for my lunches during the week, so I don’t have to think twice in
the morning.I just grab a soup, some fruit and I’m packed.

REDUCE: I’m making a concerted
effort not to fall into buying things just because I’m working. Instead I’m
trying to put in processes to make my life easier, rather than things!!

GREEN: I’ve started making my own
deodorant after having a horrible reaction to a natural one (not unlike a
chemical burn though it had no chemicals..the mind boggles). This recipe by
Easy Peasy Organic is fabulous!! Work can be inconsistent heat wise (sometimes
hot and sometimes cold), and this works a treat….no stinky armpits LOL.

I've added rooibos tea to it to be antibacterial and antifungal as I cant use essential oils due to Little B's allergies and it still works brilliantly.

GROW:
Over the last
two weekends, we’ve been weeding all the vegie beds at Granny B’s and mine are
about to be ripped out completely. I’ve realised I cant overcome what the
previous owners did to them, so we are ripping them out and starting from
scratch again this year…also means I can put in more vegie beds *happy dance*

CREATE: Not much going on here at the moment.

DISCOVER: Going back to work has
been challenging because there’s very few people who are green or sustainable.
So I’ve been nourishing myself with lots of sustainable books and magazines
from the library to feel grounded.

Lots of back
copies of Grass Roots magazines, I re-read Tanya Ha’s updated copy of Greeniology
and I’m currently reading a book called Sustainable Home.

But my absolute
favourite book this month has been The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr Norman
Doidge. It is mind blowing in its explanation of how the brain has plasticity
and can be changed and adapted right into old age. With a child with additional
needs, this has kept me riveted and inspired me to adapt things for Little B.

ENHANCE: Lots of baking for cake
sales, and helping out at the working bee for school.

ENJOY:

~ Canoeing,
canoeing, canoeing

~ Mr B taught
Little B to fish (ahem, mummy sat on the banks and read a book :-)